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Organization | Project | Grant |
Washington Environmental Groups |
American Rivers
Seattle | Habitat-4-Salmon project: keeping adequate water in rivers & streams, protecting the best rivers for salmon habitat, and removing barriers that block access for spawning and rearing. | $5,000 |
Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
Oakland | Wildlife and Climate Change Photo Project , a traveling photo exhibit, in collaboration with the Int'l League of Conservation Photographers, the Noah Alliance, and the Society for Conservation Biology. | $5,000 |
Hazel Heights Committee
Seattle | Volunteer project converting a vacant hillside lot into an organic community garden, in the Fremont area of Seattle. | $1,000 |
Jefferson Land Trust
Pt. Townsend | Jefferson LandWorks Collaborative, partnering the preservation of working lands with rural economic development. | $10,000 |
Nisqually Land Trust
Yelm | A three-year strategic planning process in a period of organizational growth, addressing protection of the upper Nisqually Watershed. | $5,000 |
PCC Farmland Trust
Seattle | Secure, preserve, and protect threatened farmland in the NW so that local farmers can farm the land using sustainable, organic growing methods. | $5,000 |
Sara's Sanctuary
Redmond | All-volunteer staff of 20, providing a "lifetime home" for rescued animals at the no-kill shelter. | $2,000 |
Seattle Tilth Association
Seattle | Providing workshops, tours, school programs, an Edible Plant Sale and the Harvest Fair serving 17,000 people with information about healthy gardening practices. | $5,000 |
Skagit Land Trust
Mount Vernon | A land trust seeking to permanently protect threatened valuable land. The conservation strategy prioritizes wildlife habitat restoration. | $5,000 |
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
Arlington | Signage at a new permanent outdoor learning center, providing experiential learning about freshwater habitat. | $4,000 |
Oregon Environmental Groups |
Columbia Riverkeeper
Hood River | Columbia River Communities Project : broadening their base of grassroots support, activating volunteers involved in hands-on projects in salmon habitat along the river. | $6,000 |
Gifford Pinchot Task Force
Portland | Grassroots outreach and education, alliance building with non-traditional allies, and litigation seeking to prevent ancient forest logging. Currently focused on restoration work to encourage return of wildlife to key habitats. | $5,000 |
Hells Canyon Preservation Council
La Grande | Protecting the waters and habitats of the Hells Canyon-Wallowa and Blue Mountain ecosystems. The Hells Canyon Collaborative Project brings together groups, tribes, and the Forest Service to collaborate on restoration projects. | $3,000 |
Oregon Environmental Council
Portland | The organization combines educational efforts, voluntary service-oriented projects, and public policy work to institutionalize change. Current projects include Clean Rivers, and Healthy Food & Farms. | $5,000 |
Oregon Zoo Foundation
Portland | Predators of the Serengeti exhibit, with a goal to attract more than 100,000 additional visits in the first year. | $5,000 |
Alaska Groups |
Eyak Preservation Council
Cordova | Protecting "salmon culture" through three projects: Building Indigenous Communities, Education & Outreach, and Cultural Conservation Initiative. | $3,000 |
SE Alaska Conservation Council
Juneau | Tongass Forest protection, challenging the Forest Service plans to harvest old-growth and build new roads in the Tongass Forest of Southeast Alaska. | $5,000 |
Cultural Projects |
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Comm.
Bainbridge Island | Writing and publishing a book by Mary Woodward, the daughter of the editors of the Bainbridge Review who strongly resisted the evacuation and internment of the Island's Japanese American residents during WWII. | $5,000 |
Burke Museum
Seattle | Fast Moving Waters touring exhibit: a collaboration with the Hoh River Trust, featuring 12-16 large photographs of the river ecosystem. . | $5,000 |
Concrete Heritage Museum Assn.
Concrete | Capital expenses for a small, all-volunteer museum preserving a collection of hand logging tools, equipment, and pioneer family memorabilia. | $3,000 |
Humanities Washington
Seattle | A traveling Smithsonian exhibit called "Key Ingredients: America by Food", exploring connections between Americans and the foods they produce and eat. | $4,000 |
Museum of History & Industry
Seattle | Program operations for traveling and core exhibits including Essential Seattle, Salmon Stakes, and Evergreen Playground. | $6,000 |
Penn Cove Water Festival
Coupeville | A cultural festival held each May, to ensure the continuation of the revival of the historic Coupeville Water Festival and Indian War Canoe Races. | $1,000 |
Tulalip Tribes
Tulalip | A permanent veteran's exhibit ("Warriers, We Remember") honoring tribal members who served in the military. The inaugural exhibit for the new Tulalip Hibulb Museum scheduled to open in 2009. | $3,000 |
White River Valley Museum
Auburn | Coast Salish Weaving exhibit, working with master weaver and fiber artist Susan Pavel. | $4,000 |
Total Spring Cycle | $110,000 |
